voicemail

[oldironsides]

You've reached the voicemail... Forgething... it... yeah... of Anthony Stark, Stark Industries. Leave a message if it beeps?




... how do you tell if it's recorded? Piece of alternate universe crap, you're lucky I don't rewire you into a double-ended vibra--





BEEEEEEEP

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voice

[oldironsides]

[Oh boy.]

Dangerous? Maybe. Can't say I've ever felt threatened, is the thing.

[Which is sort of a lie. Fact is, going from a strict belief that spirits and demons don't exist to seeing proof of them first hand? Yeah. It was a little unnerving. What it comes down to is he really doesn't know what to expect with Justice. All he can do, and has done up to this point, is trust Anders.]

It doesn't bother me. Not as much as I thought it would. He can co-exist with Justice... he does the best he can. Go out in the Mist some time-- you'll run into worse things than Anders' body buddy.

voice

[ttlynotabloodmage]

It-- [Jowan makes a disbelieving noise.]

I take it you don't know anything about demons and mages, and that's why you're fine with it? You do realise that he's not himself any more and probably never will be again?

And the Mist isn't telling people it's safe, in case you didn't notice.

voice

[oldironsides]

I know what I'm told. People from his world have come and gone, and I've heard different stories. It... yeah. It is what it is. I didn't know him before he turned into a living duplex, so whoever he was before doesn't really matter to me.

[And on that note-- ]

You seem to think I'm totally incapable of protecting myself. I know I died, but that was a bit of a... thing. Y'know, if I feared for my safety, I wouldn't have the guy living with me.

voice

[ttlynotabloodmage]

Maybe you're not afraid because you don't know you should be.

Anders says it's a spirit, but anyone who knows a little about spirits and demons can see that isn't true. Spirits don't force others to see things their way and take control of mages, that's what demons do.

voice

[oldironsides]

I know when I should be afraid, bucko.

[And if you listen really, really close, Jowan, you might be able to pick up on the "keep lecturing me, and you're gonna get a mini-missile wedged up your urethra" edge in his voice.]

The day he can't control himself, I'll start worrying. Til then, it's not a priority.

voice

[ttlynotabloodmage]

Fine then. I'll talk about it with him if none of you will listen to me.

voice

[oldironsides]

[He's just the tiniest bit paranoid now. Tiiiiiiiiniest bit.]

Keep it to talking. Lay a finger on the guy, and I can promise you a first-hand demonstration on what you should be afraid of.

And it won't be coming from him.

voice

[ttlynotabloodmage]

I don't think I'm the one you should be worried about here!

[Angry now, Jowan ends the connection.]